It is Britex Fabrics’ 60th anniversary! What a fabulous article and series of photographs of our store in our local online rag, SFGate! We are particularly taken with quotes from our dedicated staff members, many who are first generation immigrants who’ve worked at Britex for decades. Maya says, “I walk down the street and people say, ‘That’s the button lady!’ I love all the buttons, though I particularly love anything with rhinestones. The sparklier, the better.” Ana, who landed her first job in America at Britex says, “Twenty-two years here. It has changed a lot, but it is still a family business. It is a Mecca. I look at all of the colors and fabric and feel happy. To me, it is a place where art happens.” Opened by Austrians Lucy and Martin Spector, Britex Fabrics is currently run by their daughter Sharman, “My parents came out to San Francisco on vacation and saw this place and my father said, ‘We are taking that store.’ One of the first things my dad did was to create a ‘wall of wool,’ which we have today.” (Photos by Siana Hristova and article by Julian Guthrie)